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Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine highly effective against Brazil virus variant
(Reuters) Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective in fighting off and neutralizing the aggressive coronavirus variant first discovered in Brazil, according to Russia's Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and a study conducted by…
Guyana condemns ‘all acts of violence’ in Israel, Palestine
Statement by the Government of Guyana in response to the escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine:
The Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana has noted with growing alarm and concern the escalating violence between…
President Ali courts mega investments in agriculture from U.S. companies
Over 150 companies from the United States looking to invest in Guyana, logged in to a virtual seminar on Monday, paying particular attention to the agriculture sector; President Irfaan Ali himself courted them with vast productive lands,…
Almost 2,000lbs of cocaine seized during CANU, Suriname joint operation
Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) in collaboration with the Surinamese police intercepted and seized 902 kilogrammes of cocaine at Tafelberg, Suriname.
According to Suriname’s Nieuws Centrale, a Surinamese news agency, the…
ExxonMobil discovers more oil offshore Guyana
IRVING, Texas – ExxonMobil said today it made an oil discovery at the Uaru-2 well in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.
Uaru-2 will add to the previously announced gross discovered recoverable resource estimate for the block, which is…
Oil and gas: India in talks with Guyana for long-term crude supply – Minister
By Neil Marks and Nidhi Verma
(Reuters) - India, the world's third-largest crude consumer and importer, has approached Guyana's government about a possible long-term deal to buy the South American country's oil, a Guyanese official said.…
U.S recommits to strengthening security, democratic values in Guyana, C’bbean region
United States Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, on Wednesday met virtually with foreign ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states to demonstrate the United States’ commitment to working with all countries in the…
Minneapolis ex-policeman Chauvin convicted of murdering George Floyd
(Reuters) - Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter in the deadly arrest of George Floyd, a milestone in the fraught racial history of the United…
UN releases US$1M in emergency aid for St. Vincent
The United Nations announced on Monday that US$1 million in funds from the Central Emergency Response Fund was released to St. Vincent to assist the emergency response as the country battles the aftermath of the La Soufrière volcano.
The…
Water tanks, water for Barbados as Guyana preps third ship of disaster relief for St Vincent
Two days after the first shipment of 350 tonnes of disaster relief items arrived in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from Guyana, another shipment is on its way and Guyana is preparing to set sail yet another vessel with 275 tonnes of relief…